Thursday, July 24, 1975
Nyssa Gate City Journal. Nyssa. Oreqon
The last choice is the one
that makes news on this
particular day after each
regular biennial sessatn and
Gov. Straub
provided his
share He had vetoed two
hv Jack
.farli 7lrnniermsn
7lmrtiaein<ki
by
bills earlier and on deadline
day announced vetoes of
eight more. He also let
Governor Bob Straub on
another 10 become law
July 8 complied with the con
without his signature.
stitutional provision that re
Actual effective date for
quires gubernatorial review
most of the new laws will be
of all new legislation. In the
Sejjtember 13—90 days fol
case of each of the record 8t>7
lowing legislative adjourn-
measures passed by House
ment.
and Senate. Gov Straub had
But of particular vigni
three options. He could
flcance lo students of con
express his approval by
stitutional law, was Gov.
signing them into law. He
Straub's item veto on House
could let them become law
Hill 2647. designed to ease
without his signature on the’
problems caused by soaring
20-day deadline date. Or, he
costs of medical malpractice
could veto those he dis
insurance. Attached to the
favored for any of a variety of
hill was the Emergency
reasons.
Clause, which would have
A Salem Scene
.Naw Governor Exenlaea
«■ra Vaio Pruc-adura
Although the 58th Legis
lature adjourned sine die on
June 14. another step in the
legislative process was com
pleted 20 days later—this
time by the Executive Depar*
ment.
Wattwise
Hom« Making
Tip«
made the measure effective
upon receiving the gover
nor's signature instead of 90
days after the Assembly
adjourned.
The partial veto is a con
stitutional except ion to the
general rule in this state that
a governor cannot strike out
portions of an enacted law
and let the remainder survive.
The exception is carefully
stated in Article V, Section
IS: "The Governor shall have
power to veto single items in
appropriation bills, and any
provision in new bills declar
ing an emergency, without
thereby affecting any other
provision of such bill.”
And it was the emergency
portion of the bill stricken by
Straub, who also refused to
sign it. So although he didn't
particularly like the measure,
he only delayed its effective
date until fall. The reason
given, according to his veto
statement, was to permit
more time for setting up
necessary procedures for its
implementation
by the
Insurance Commissioner.
It is interesting to note
Oregon governors seldom
use the item veto, although it
has been on the books since
1916, Gov. Mc( all vetoed
individual appropriations out
of only two bills during his
two terms in office. And
the E-Clause veto was most
recently invoked by now Sen.
Mark Hatfield in 1963 on
House Bill 1234. the state's
first sub-diviaion control law,
and quite likely for a reason
similar to Gov. Straub's.
A perusal of the Voter's
Pamphlet for the 1916 Ge
neral Election at which the
people approved the amend-
Page Seven
merit. reveals arguments for of new laws on all but
its passage More convincing
revenue bills.
then, than now was the fact
Article V, Section 15a
an "emergency" might well
simply provides another of
subside between the time of those executive checks that
legislative enactment and
we find balancing consti
signing of a bill by the chief tutional government where
executive. Hut the major ever it exists.
reason for providing the
Gubernatorial vetoes are
exception is the additional seldom
exercised
cap
fact that the E-Clause can
riciously and might be
circumvent the right of the considered rare when ba
people to gather signatures lanced against the great
sufficient to refer bills to number of new laws ap
statewide vote in the three proved each legislative ses
months between adjourn sion. Halting 10-and-a-frac-
ment and a new law's normal tion out of 867 isn't much of a
effective date.
percentage, really.
Lawmakers today reluc
Gov. McCall vetoed 16
tantly admit emergencies measures out of MJ passed
were probably considerably by the 1973 session, one out
more vivid when the clause of 792 in I97| and 2out of 710
was attached to bills in the in 1969. He vetoed 7 out of
past than now. Nonetheless, 638 in 1967 and Hatfield
it remains their collective vetoed 8 out of 634 in 1965.
right to speed effective dates
Stemming from Latin, one
must assume the veto dates
back to anoent Rome and
Greece Drafters of the U S.
Constitution were naturally
influenced by British par
liamentary procedure
Re
gardless of origin, it is an
integral part of our system
today And until and unless
abused, the power of the veto
remains a strong segment of
the checks and balances sus
taining that system for two
centuries in this country.
A former Oregon lawmaker
looking at the veto from a
retrospective stance, des
cribes it as the system’s
single remaining opportunity
for a politician to exercise
statesmanship.
Unfortunately, he added,
few chief executives really
take advantage of the op
portunity until their political
options are foreclosed.
Hv Helen Johnsen
Whale irr Happened To
The l ight Bill?
We used to refer to the
monthly charge from the
electric company as the
"light bill.” lighting now
represents a relatively small
percentage of electrical use.
Unfortunately in many areas
the light bill is no longer
"light " There is no good
short answer to the question
"why?"
For many years utility
companies had a record of
the average unit price coming
down; one of the reasons
being advancing technology
which made conversion of
basic fuels to electric power
more efficient Because elec
tric energy has been known
as a flexible, versatile form of
energy, increased use has
forced electric utility com
panies to build larger and
larger power supply facilities
However, at the beginning of
the 1970's inflationary pres
sures began to take their toll
Money is short for the utility
companies (as it is for
consumers). Consequently
the rates must go up At the
same time, progress in
extracting more electric en
ergy from the basic fuels
becomes more difficult as
technical limitations slowed
advances in efficiency There
must be a proper balance
between energy needs and
environmental goals. The
result should be sound
erwt/benefit evaluations.
Evidence that greater and
greater reliance on electricity
abounds Numerous exam
pies of switches over to
electric power to substitute
for other energy forms in
short supply can be found.
With substantial numbers of
new families, new homes,
new babies, more and more
families are improving their
living standards through
electric labor savers and
conveniences. We watch this
grerwth in electric use; adding
7000 new customers in 1974.
Yet we hear about people
who any no new power plants
are needed.
Meanwhile, the homeow
ner is concerned about her
Energy Dollar Idaho Power
would like to help you get the
greatest benefit of electric
energy. As residential ad
visor. I will be happv to visit
your home and discuss your
heating and cooling systems
and how they might be
improved for efficiency (it
doesn't matter what kind of
energy you use) Perhaps we
can discuss your insulation
and see if it is adequate.
Weather stripping and caul
king are important—learn
how valuable it is! Lhscusssm
on the Wise Use of Energy in
heating, cooking, refrigera
tion and appliances are
always in order. Call your
local Idaho Power office for a
free appointment with an
Energy Advisor. They arc
happy to make your acquain
tance.
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